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Thurrock road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Thurrock in 2003, and 845 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (673), and casualties fell from 886.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,011 collisions in Thurrock.

Collisions in 2003
616
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
845
Down 5% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thurrock in 2003

2.3% of collisions in Thurrock in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 19% in Thurrock from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight49080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious14517%
  • Slight68181%

Thurrock road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thurrock, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 727 in 1998. 2003 is highlighted, with 616, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025260326
2024218276
2023269343
2022268349
2021287387
2020263362
2019272385
2018305425
2017314428
2016394535
2015344465
2014393528
2013365496
2012408589
2011403580
2010420560
2009442641
2008448598
2007468636
2006515718
2005584797
2004612840
2003616845
2002673886
2001702955
20007271,015
1999701982
1998727998
1997681944
1996615855
1995620877
19947241,020
1993568795
1992535726
1991581856
1990701987
19897171,012
1988648853
1987573762
1986591814
1985570758
1984545720
1983542773
1982565748
1981599820
1980619828
1979619790

When and where crashes happen in Thurrock in 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (13%)
  • Wednesday98 (16%)
  • Thursday79 (13%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.8%)
  • February45 (7.3%)
  • March52 (8.4%)
  • April47 (7.6%)
  • May50 (8.1%)
  • June56 (9.1%)
  • July62 (10%)
  • August41 (6.7%)
  • September47 (7.6%)
  • October56 (9.1%)
  • November47 (7.6%)
  • December65 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds518 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (8.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry459 (75%)
  • Wet or damp141 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph256 (42%)
  • 40 mph49 (8%)
  • 50 mph37 (6%)
  • 60 mph104 (17%)
  • 70 mph169 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (28%)
  • Roundabout109 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thurrock in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant584 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant34 (4%)
  • Cyclist30 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20110 (13%)
  • 21 to 25105 (12%)
  • 26 to 35178 (21%)
  • 36 to 45153 (18%)
  • 46 to 55103 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (65%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes110 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle81 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thurrock in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Thurrock

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thurrock ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thurrock had the 113th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Thurrock in 2003

West Thurrock & South Stifford, Thurrock, RM16 3BG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Thurrock in 2003, with 43 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Thurrock with the most crashes in 2003

The A13 had the most collisions in Thurrock in 2003: 110, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thurrock, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13110158420
2ndA1265472112
3rdM25365614
4thA282344905
5thA1306334102
6thB186273305
7thA1013264014
8thA128223835
9thA1012192603
10thA1089151616
11thB1335152311
12thA1090111302
13thA10146702
14thB10074500
15thB1494500
16thB14202200
17thA1761101

Towns in Thurrock: crashes in 2003

Chafford Hundred, West Thurrock and Purfleet-on-Thames had the most collisions of any town in Thurrock in 2003: 78.

Postcode districts in Thurrock: crashes in 2003

RM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thurrock in 2003: 175.

Latest crashes in Thurrock in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Thurrock in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Thurrock road accidents in other years